Bronchitol Initiation Dose Assessment
Adult

Useful Management Information

The inhalation of bronchitol (mannitol) is intended to improve lung hygiene by correcting impaired mucociliary clearance that is characteristic of cystic fibrosis.

Indications:

  • Bronchitol is indicated for the treatment of cystic fibrosis in both paediatric and adult cystic fibrosis populations six years and above, as either an add-on therapy to dornase alfa (pulmozyme) or in patients intolerant to, or inadequately responsive to dornase alfa. Before commencing treatment with bronchitol, all patients must undergo a BIDA to be assessed for bronchial hyperresponsiveness.

Contraindications:

  • A baseline FEV1 ≤30% of predicted.
  • Hypersensitivity to mannitol or to the gelatin capsule containing mannitol.
  • The patient is pregnant and/or breastfeeding.
  • Patients below 6 years of age.
  • Acute myocardial within 1 week.
  • Systemic hypotension or severe hypertension.
  • Significant atrial/ventricular arrhythmia.
  • Non-compensated heart failure.
  • Uncontrolled pulmonary hypertension.
  • Acute cor pulmonale.
  • Clinically unstable pulmonary embolism.
  • History of syncope related to forced expiration/cough.
  • Cerebral aneurysm.
  • Brain surgery within 4 weeks.
  • Recent concussion with continuing symptoms.
  • Eye surgery within 1 week.
  • Sinus surgery or middle ear surgery or infection within 1 week.
  • Presence of pneumothorax.
  • Thoracic surgery within 4 weeks.
  • Abdominal surgery within 4 weeks.
  • Late term pregnancy.
  • Active or suspected transmissible respiratory or systemic infection including tuberculosis.
  • Physical conditions predisposing to transmission of infections.

Minimum Referral Criteria

Does your patient meet the minimum referral criteria?
Category Category 1 ((appointment within 30 calendar days))
  • Requires tests within 30 days.
Category Category 2 ((appointment within 90 calendar days))
  • Requires tests within 90 days.
Category Category 3 ((appointment within 365 calendar days))
  • Requires tests within 365 days.

Essential Referral Information

  • Reason for referral - what is the clinical question to be answered by performing the test?
  • Current respiratory medications
  • Infectious status.

If a specific test result is unable to be obtained due to access, financial, religious, cultural or consent reasons a Clinical Override may be requested. This reason must be clearly articulated in the body of the referral.

Additional Referral Information

  • No additional referral information
Last updated 27 July 2021

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